Luigi A. Navarrette Ms. Vandehei Senior Composition 7 September 2010 The Journey is the Reward Hanging above my bed in my bedroom is a framed poster that says a quote that I live by: “The Journey is the Reward”. Living by that quote‚ though difficult‚ is not impossible. To me‚ it means that whatever an individual goes through in life‚ both ups and downs‚ the experience is what that reward is. To me‚ setting goals is overrated. If I set a goal‚ I’m giving that experience an end date. For example
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barriers we encounter. An impending journey‚ grasping towards change and innovation can test our virtuous tenacity and knowledge in exchange for survival by a brief interruption. In the novel Life of Pi‚ Yann Martel presents this intriguing journey when protagonist Piscine Patel (Pi) is lost at sea alongside with a Bengal tiger ( Richard Parker) ‚ after the family’s cargo ship sinks . Similarly‚ in the film Castaway‚ director Robert Zemeckis demonstrates this journey when lead‚ Chuck Noland wakes up
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The Kuder Journey assessments provide you with various career options based on your skills and interests. If you are unsure about what career you want to pursue or just want to explore different job opportunities‚ taking the Kuder Journey Assessments will surely help you pinpoint your options. I took the Career Interests assessment‚ Skills Confidence assessment‚ and the Work Values assessment. It helped me get an idea of what careers I would enjoy doing in the near future. Prior to taking the assessments
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The journey of being confirmed has more to it than just about one person doing all the work they have to do to. It involves their community family‚ friends‚ and teachers to do their part. The family is probably the most important part of being confirmed‚ as the parents are there to guide their child through their journey of faith and the siblings are there to help them out. My immediate family consists of my older brother‚ my mom‚ and my dad They help me if I struggle with any of my lessons‚ support
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A Memorable Event in My Life Sometimes in your life‚ some events happen that becomes an unforgettable memory for you and which teaches you such lesson that becomes one of the basic guideline in your life. The event that I experienced which taught me a valuable lesson happened when I accompany my grandmother went to hospital to operate her eye. It was a Wednesday morning‚ everyone had to go to work and went to school. So I went to hospital with my grandmother because I did not have class
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and wonder evoke the journey of discovery which ultimately leads to a new understanding of self and the world. In Shakespeare’s 1601 comedy The Tempest‚ the discoveries of a new world and forgiveness‚ evoked by curiosity and wonder‚ leads to a new understanding of self and the world. Similarly‚ in Jean-Marc Vallee’s biographical drama Wild (2014)‚ a curiosity and wonder of the world and need to overcome personal challenges leads Cheryl Strayed to embark on a 1‚100 mile journey of self-discovery along
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In 1949 Joseph Campbell created a theory in literature and movies abroad which he named‚ the Hero’s Journey. This was a pattern Campbell saw that most plots followed. The pattern consisted of the main protagonist originally living in the ordinary world‚ going into the abyss‚ experiencing rebirth and transformation‚ eventually returning to their normal world. You can see the stages of the ordinary world‚ the call to adventure‚ and the trials all in the movie The Dark Knight. In the beginning
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My journey to becoming an Eagle Scout Just to confirm what an Eagle Scout is‚ it is the highest rank a Boy Scout can obtain. But you must reach the rank of Eagle Scout before you turn 18. Getting to the rank of Eagle Scout is not an easy thing to do; it is a journey for everyone who does‚ and each Eagle Scout will tell you that it is not easy to reach Eagle Scout. When I was five months away from turning 18‚ I thought I was faced with an impassible wall called Eagle Scout. There are 6 ranks in
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A Journey A) Life does not always turn out to be like we had imagined us. When we marry a person we think that we are going to live happily ever after but that is not the case for everyone. There is a chance that we are going to suffer from a serious disease. In that case the partner has to take care of you which mean that the partner has to give up everything in order to take care of you. You have to let go of your dreams and you cannot allow yourself to be selfish which can be very hard.
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A MEMORABLE DAY IN MY LIFE It was the first day of September. My result of S.S.C. was to be declared on that day. I had been waiting for the day with anxiety and curiosity. I got up at six O’clock. I .took bath and prayed to God to grant my success. I was somewhat uneasy and restless. My mind was swinging between hope and fear. It was a strange stage of anxiety and expectation. I was not sure what was lotted for me. My parents had high expectation of me. At one moment I was sure that I would
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